Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

12:00 pm

Photo of Michael D'ArcyMichael D'Arcy (Fine Gael)

A number of self-employed Members invest the salary they receive in their businesses to employ people to do the work they did previously. They never mention the fact that they have practically no income from this job because they use their salary to employ people to do the work they would ordinarily do in their enterprise. Sinn Féin Members continually tell us how wonderful they are. They are not wonderful; they do what every other Member who has a business, whether a doctor, farmer or solicitor, does when he or she employs someone to do his or her work. This constant lecturing about how wonderful they are-----

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